Various levels in CCTLDs

[AhmedF]

I've been curious as to how the various CCTLDs decide what domains to offer? For example, you can get a xxx.com.cn or a xxx.cn domain if you wish, but if you look at the UK, you can only get .com.uk

What exactly is the though process in not allowing xxx.uk registrations?

 

[Ed30]

The main one for the UK is .co.uk. Followed by .org.uk, .uk.com and .net.com.

 

[AhmedF]

Oops my mis-spelling.

.uk.com and .net.com are both private.

My question is why are there are no .uk domains directly sold? It cannot be a technical issue as we can see with .cn that both variations can be supported.

 

[croupier]

You can get a .uk you just have to be VERY special.

eg.

bl.uk = British library
parliament.uk
police.uk

 

[octobus]

I'ts up to the cctld NICs to decide how they allocate their namespace.

 

[AhmedF]

Interesting domaindruid - I did not know about that.

Im just failing to understand why they are keeping .uk domains out of the picture when there does not seem to be an underlying reason.

 

[pelican]

it just depends whether the country want to release their 2nd level ccTLD. however, more and more are releasing...

 

[AhmedF]

Any users hear ever consider lobbying them? We can all agree that there is a goldmine waiting here